The 2023 Itzulia Women was a Spanish women's cycle stage race that was held in the Basque Country from 12 to 14 May 2023. The 2023 edition of the race was the second running of

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, being held as part of the

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. The race was won by Swiss rider

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. The SD Worx team dominated the event, winning 4 of the 5 classifications.

Route

The race uses the hilly landscape of the Basque Country, with seven categorised climbs over the 3 stages, including the famed

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climb (7.9 km at 5.6%) used in the

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Summary

Prior to the race, the

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was fought between

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and

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. These two riders were therefore considered favourites for the race win. In the race itself, Demi Vollering won the first stage by 47 seconds after a 12 kilometre attack from the Urkaregi climb. Van Vleuten crashed on the wet roads of the final climb, putting her a minute behind Vollering. On the second stage, Vollering won the final sprint, maintaining her lead. On the final stage,

of SD Worx used a solo attack to win the stage 2' 38" ahead of Vollering. Reusser therefore took the overall win, with a margin of 1' 50". Four of the classifications were won by SD Worx, with Reusser also winning the points classification, and Vollering winning the mountains classification. SD Worx also took the team classification. The young rider classification was won by New Zealand rider

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, winning her first classification at a World Tour event. SD Worx continued their domination of the

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rankings, with four riders in the top six and Vollering keeping the leaders jersey.

Classification leadership table

* On stage 2 & 3, Marlen Reusser, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Demi Vollering wore the violet jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, on stage 2,

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, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the red jersey.

Result

References

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Route

Summary

Classification leadership table

Result

See also

References